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expired Posted by xlnc • Sep 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024 11:10 PM
Linksys LN1301 Tri-Band AX4200 WiFi 6 Wireless Router
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Mind you that I only have 100Mbps Spectrum internet but I do stream/direct play 4k videos from a Plex media server to several Amazon Firestick 4k devices without issue. Overall IMO you would be hard pressed to find such relatively decent hardware for so cheap; especially a Mesh network.
It wasn't all smooth at first mind you. I kept getting disconnects; especially with the streaming IP cameras. But I discovered by disabling Express Forwarding all my streaming issues went away. (CA>Connectivity>Administration>Express Forwarding)
I'm guessing that Cisco's/Linksys' proprietary Express Forwarding routing protocol was causing havoc with the IP cams streaming capabilities. Also, disabling Node Steering seemed to make things more stable as well; mesh nodes no longer disconnect from the router when Node Steering is disabled. (CA>Wi-Fi Settings>Advanced>Node Steering)
Of course, user experience can vary so feel free to experiment. if the routers are giving you problems, try turning these features off and see if it works
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I installed testuser7's build here:
https://github.com/testuser7/open...ax-2540ea6
using the instructions he posted in the PR here:
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/16070
Flashing each device takes about 10 minutes, once you know the steps.
Works great. No problems at all. Last night, I was able set up an 802.11s mesh across the two devices and string it across my house.
I just ordered two more from Amazon at $20
But, still a good deal. I may buy some more and build a house using these as bricks.
Even with USB port enabled, openwrt isn't going to be able to give this a video output from a processor that doesn't have it. So, truely no HDMI on this one.
It's a toss up whether disabling wifi will actually turn off the amplifiers on the router to save you power. Many routers see very little power savings from disabling the wifi antenna, because the amplifier isn't designed to actually be powered off.
I think power consumption will end up being about the same as the Pi on a future stable openwrt with radios off and ondemand governor on the cpu (likely the current oem firmware is just performance governor, avoids freq stepping bugs and this thing is being thrown out the door with no support). Nothing software-wise is polished yet.
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Do I really want to mess with returning and ordering another one for just $5?
Looking to being able to mesh 2 of these together. Thanks!
you can mesh them with stock firmware.
The DD-WRT wiki for this router should be the same as the mx4200.
https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/inde...sys_MX42
You need to download both the factory2ddwrt and webupgrade files. Flash the factory2ddwrt first, and once you reboot into dd-wrt, flash the webupdate two times. You will have a total of 3 flashes.
https://dd-wrt.com/support/other-...24-r58124/
This ensures the latest version is installed on both partitions.
Mind you that I only have 100Mbps Spectrum internet but I do stream/direct play 4k videos from a Plex media server to several Amazon Firestick 4k devices without issue. Overall IMO you would be hard pressed to find such relatively decent hardware for so cheap; especially a Mesh network.
It wasn't all smooth at first mind you. I kept getting disconnects; especially with the streaming IP cameras. But I discovered by disabling Express Forwarding all my streaming issues went away. (CA>Connectivity>Administration>Express Forwarding)
I'm guessing that Cisco's/Linksys' proprietary Express Forwarding routing protocol was causing havoc with the IP cams streaming capabilities. Also, disabling Node Steering seemed to make things more stable as well; mesh nodes no longer disconnect from the router when Node Steering is disabled. (CA>Wi-Fi Settings>Advanced>Node Steering)
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i have the official firmware and have set up 2 as mesh satellites/child nodes to one parent node set up as a AP (disabled router mode).
If you read the posts it will describe exactly how to set it up.
Got it last week too but it's still preparing for shipping. Soooooooo slow. I'm use to amazon next day delivery.
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